Sustainability Research Institute (SRI)

The Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) is UEL's centre of excellence for environmental research and development. We collaborate with industry, government, public agencies and charities to enable changes in physical infrastructure and social capital that benefits the environment, promotes sustainable living and creates a carbon neutral society.

Welcome to the SRI

Established in 2001, the SRI was one of the first dedicated sustainability research institutes in the UK and we have since built an excellent international reputation by applying our ground breaking research and development in the real world.

Our work focuses on a range of emerging research fields and pressing urban and rural sustainability challenges and is centred on three key themes:

Sustainable Living – covering adaptive governance and community engagement and asset management.

The SRI is a prime example of UEL’s tradition of cross-disciplinary knowledge transfer. Working with partners across the UK and around the world, our work addresses the critical issues for creating more resilient urban and rural communities. Our results orientated innovation expertise, state of art test sites and facilities, and cross sectoral networks allows us to punch far above our weight.

Research projects

Consultancy Projects

Through our consultancy projects the SRI has collaborated with industry, public sector agencies and charities to deliver real world solutions.

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Impact

The SRI’s work has resulted in an array of beneficial environmental, social, economic and cultural outcomes.

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Work with us

Opportunities to work with SRI span partnering on collaborative research projects, PhD sponsoring, contract consultancy, use of our test sites and facilities and help with demonstrating and commercialising your innovations.

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Our people

Meet our team at the SRI, our sponsored PhD Research students and our Associates and Research fellows.

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Contact Us

General inquiries to the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) can be made to: